Problems in Finding The Right Golf Shoes Online
Is it just me or is it quite difficult to find out exactly what golf shoes makers actually make at any given time?
I’m talking about trying to do this on line – where there ought to be a greater access to more golf shoe information than in say, one real shop-store. In that case you’d go in and they’d have a limited range (obviousy greater, the larger the store) and whatever was in stock would be it (except special orders). On line you can go to the makers’ (I use the word loosely!) website and there will be what they want you to see as their range.
In the first case the golf shoe makers may have two sites – let’s call them [a] the brand site with all the jizzy science and wonderful pictures and then [b] they may have a retail site, selling their own product – at MRRP. . So you’re already confused between what’s available and what’s currently the high visibility products and this is sometimes in conflict. Often the golf shoe “brand site” will have products heavily featured that are not yet available. Often the retail sites will have products that appear no longer available when you look at the brand site.
In the second case they may have one of each of these, for different countries/continents with different ranges of golf shoes for different places. Obviously the range may vary and that is to try and satisfy local taste and preference and often price points. But it is confusing if you’relooking for a particular golf shoe.
Then there are third party retailers who have a reasonably up to date range of golf shoes – but usually with one or two brands in favour and perhaps omitting some. Then you get retailers who specialise in less expensive golf shoes (and other items) who may only have older golf shoes. And then the likes of “stock out” stores who sell older or less successful golf shoes in odd models and odd sizes. Just like an old fashioned “Sale” really.
The issue comes up quite a lot for me for example when I see a golf shoe like the Nike SP6 Tour or WatershieldPlus Golf Shoe - as featured here a few days ago – which I’m not quite sure what they are because I cannot verify it against the official site. In this case it’s the Nike store - as seen above which only has Zoom/Air Zoom, Tour/Zoom Tour, (some of these A for Air?) and Air Max. But no SP. And no Watershield.
Maybe they should have an archive. Or maybe people can come to Golf Shoes Blog for information – though an article like this may just confuse them more! Maybe I should give up!
